A portable wave–particle duality experiment
We present a simple and portable experimental setup that demonstrates the concept of wave–particle duality. Our setup is constructed by modifying the Thorlabs Quantum Optics Educational Kit and can be used in various educational contexts, ranging from general public demonstrations to classroom experiments both in wave optics and quantum mechanics lectures. We propose a set of experiments that provide a pedagogical progression in which basic quantum concepts are introduced systematically.
Authors
- Renaud Mathevet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2272-5718)
- Bénoît Chalopin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2780-5365)
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Physics
- Published
- 2026-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0333246
- Primary Topic
- Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00